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Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday with a lead of 14 points
He flipped a seat that voted Republican by 17 points in 2024
"Democratic candidates also have won special elections in Kentucky and Iowa."
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/01/nx-s1-5695678/democrat-taylor-rehmet-wins-texas-state-senate-seat
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Liam back home in MN !
Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro (TX) was part of a delegation that picked up father and son from ICE incarceration Saturday night and escorted them back to MN Sunday morning
Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar (MN) also met with father and son
#goodNews #Liam #JoaquinCastro #IlhanOmar #USnews #MNnews #TXnews
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“José Luis Bermúdez, who led the school’s College of Arts and Sciences, will leave A&M after a deal to hire respected journalist Kathleen O. McElroy fell apart amid conservative pushback.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/17/tamu-dean-resigns-kathleen-mcelroy/
#TAMU #racism #TexasTribune #TxNews #HigherEd #TxHigherEd #AbbottFailedTexas #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI
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Texas man accused of killing five of his neighbors reportedly arrested
#USNews #TXNews #GunViolence #AR15 #MassMurder #TXGunLawsAreInsane
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/02/texas-mass-shooting-suspect-arrested?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Here's what ERCOT is doing to prevent a repeat of the Feb. 2021 freeze disaster in Texas.